4. On Horvat and Kassian

Downtrodden Kass scored the GWG seven minutes into the third.

On TSN 1040’s morning show today, Jake and Pratt asked Jason Botchford why Bo Horvat has developed so quickly.

“Because (Horvat) stayed with the Canucks during the World Juniors, because Willie kept playing him, didn’t sit him, didn’t play him four or five minutes a night, kept rolling him out there even when he wasn’t going – not only is it a testament to Bo, it’s a testament on how you develop young players.”

Botchford continued, saying Kass hasn’t received the same treatment from the team.

“It’s just shocking that they haven’t done anything close to that with Zack Kassian. We’ve seen lately when you play Zack Kassian, you play him a lot and you have faith in him he produces. Surprise surprise.”

If you’re a regular reader of the SixPack, you know we’ve been beating this same drum for a while.

Here’s his goal.

Here’s his celebration.

https://vine.co/v/OQlWBltztx9

But just in case you think Kass has finally wormed his way into Willie Desjardins’ good books, Kass played only two shifts after he scored the goal. He played only one shift in the last 10 minutes of the game.

Pretty much tells you what WD thinks of Kassian’s defensive abilities.

5. Kass – like a boss

Kassian with Jon and DT on his goal scoring streak: “It’s not really a big deal.”